| Mississippi State Bulldogs Football News: |
| Tenth-ranked Alabama rallied to erase an early 1-0 deficit with nine runs in the final three innings and the Crimson Tide finished off a weekend series sweep of visiting Mississippi State with a 9-1 mercy rule victory over the Bulldogs in the series finale Sunday afternoon at the Alabama Softball Complex.
The loss marked States (25-21, 6-12 SEC) fourth-straight Southeastern Conference loss after posting its longest league winning streak (5) since 2001 in the midst of a nine-game homestand last week. The win stretched Alabamas (44-9, 16-5) current winning skein out to five games and kept the Crimson and White in the thick of the race for the conferences regular season title. Capper Reed hit a pair of home runs in consecutive at-bats to highlight a 2-for-2 day at the plate with a trio of RBI, while Dani Woods hit a home run of her own on a 1-for-3 hitting line for the hosts. Katie Cooley provided the only offensive highlights for the Bulldogs, scoring a run on a 1-for-1 tally with a walk. MSU reliever Kelli Miller (9-7) was sent to her second loss of the series after allowing three runs on five hits in four innings of work and Ragan Blake allowed six earned runs on four hits in one-third of an inning from the circle, but did not get the decision. Stephanie VanBrakle (22-4) earned her second win of the weekend for the Crimson Tide after allowing just one hit and an unearned run over her 18th complete game of the campaign. |
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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football
vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Football
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11:59 pm
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Joe Aillet Stadium
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Mississippi State Bulldogs Football
vs. Southeastern Louisiana Lions Mens Football
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11:59 pm
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Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
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Mississippi State Bulldogs Football
vs. Auburn Tigers Football
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11:59 pm
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Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football
vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Football
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11:59 pm
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Bobby Dodd Stadium
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LSU Tigers Football
vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Football
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11:59 pm
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LSU Tiger Stadium
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Mississippi State Bulldogs Football
vs. Vanderbilt Commodores Football
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11:59 pm
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Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
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Tennessee Vols Football
vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Football
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11:59 pm
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Neyland Stadium
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Mississippi State Bulldogs Football
vs. Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Football
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11:59 pm
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Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
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Mississippi State Bulldogs Football
vs. Kentucky Wildcats Football
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11:59 pm
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Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
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Alabama Crimson Tide Football
vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Football
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11:59 pm
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Bryant-Denny Stadium
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Mississippi State Bulldogs Football
vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Football
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11:59 pm
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Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field
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Ole Miss Rebels Football
vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs Football
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11:59 pm
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Vaught-Hemingway Stadium
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| More Mississippi State Bulldogs Football News: |
| Dominique Accetturo singled to lead off the fourth for the Crimson Tide, but Mississippi State appeared to dodge any damage until Reed came to the plate with two outs and delivered the first of her two long balls that barely escaped the outstretched glove of Nakita Boyce in centerfield.
The Crimson Tide loaded the bases with its first four at-bats in the fifth and got a bases-clearing double from Staci Ramsey to push its lead out to 6-1. Woods homer moments later stretched the Bama lead out to seven, and Reed put the mercy-rule into effect with the ensuing at-bat after smacking Blakes 1-and-1 offering over the fence in left centerfield. Mississippi State will return to action on Tuesday evening when the Bulldogs begin a five-game homestand by hosting UAB in a 6 p.m. contest at the MSU Softball Field. The homestand, which also includes a Thursday evening tilt with Ole Miss and a weekend series against Arkansas, will close out the 2005 home schedule for the Maroon and White. |